The Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation Fund has awarded $26,283,881 to 2801 conservation
projects for all species types with all IUCN classifications throughout the world.
Project managers that have decided to publish their projects, are illustrated on the map below.
Yellow-breasted Bunting
Localizing important stop-over and wintering sites of the endangered Yellow-breasted Bunting (Emberiza aureola)
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Ganges River Dolphin
Finding Spaces for Coexistence: Understanding Response of Fishermen to Decline in Fish Catch and Engaging them to Reduce Dolphin By-catch
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Asian Elephant
The project is expansion of 'The Rufford Foundation, UK' supported research and activity-based capacity-building to develop human-elephant interaction management plan in ‘Mayurjharna Elephant Reserve’, existing/extended ‘Zone of influence’. We will enumerate elephant population and record migration range to develop distribution and interface zone maps. ‘ The Elephant Reserve Research Station’ will develop ...
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Northern yellow cheeked gibbon
What stresses gibbons out? Sources of Variation in Faecal Cortisol Levels in Nomascus annamensis Gibbons in Cambodia.
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Leopard
Mitigating threats to leopards in the Machiara region by involving local people in leopard conservation and livestock protection activities
The main aim of this program is to raise conservation awareness about leopard and provide necessary management tools to inform and impart knowledge, particularly to local communities, as well as to enhance indigenous and traditional knowledge that is useful for the conservation.
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Oncilla
Conservation of small Neotropical Felidae in subtropical Interior Atlantic Forest.
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Nigerian kola, Sigerekun (Yoruba)
This project is prioritising and protecting Nigeria’s most threatened trees. Red List assessments are identifying the species most at risk of extinction. Seed collecting expeditions are sourcing propagation material to set up conservation collections. Training was provided to NGOs and forest community groups, giving them the skills to protect Nigeria's threatened trees.
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Klein's rib-less orchid
To safeguard Klein's rib-less orchid (Anathallis kleinii), a Critically Endangered, epiphytic, micro-orchid, in Brazil’s Atlantic forest. It is poorly studied and until recently only known from the type collection; two sub-populations are now confirmed. Increasing human populations, housing developments and resorts have decreased the habitat available. This project aims to establish the quality of habitat, population status and promote its ...
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Water-starworts
Red List Assessment and preparation of a global Action Plan for conservation of water-starworts (Callitriche)
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Horrid ground-weaver
The Horrid ground-weaver spider (Nothophantes horridus) is a Critically Endangered spider that is endemic to the UK. Buglife are undertaking new surveys and ecological research to better understand the status, distribution and habitat requirements of this species in order to support its conservation.
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